#690FD7 Color

#690FD7 is rgb(105, 15, 215) in RGB, hsl(267, 87%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 93%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#690FD7

HEX#690FD7

RGBrgb(105, 15, 215)

HSLhsl(267, 87%, 45%)

HSVhsv(267, 93%, 84%)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 93%, 0%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.253 292.8)

LABlab(33.15% 63.30 -83.11)

LCHlch(33.15% 104.47 307.29)

What #690FD7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #690FD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.22 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.78 French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.35 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.96 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.99 Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 16.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#690FD7 Channel Values

How #690FD7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 105 · G 15 · B 215	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 267° · S 87% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 267° · S 93% · V 84%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 51% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 16%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.92:1 vs white · 2.65:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #690FD7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #690FD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #690FD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #690FD7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #690FD7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#690FD7

Protanopia#2F2FD7

Protanomaly#4D25D7

Deuteranopia#3F3FD6

Deuteranomaly#5332D7

Tritanopia#425555

Tritanomaly#54439B

Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #690FD7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-690fd7: #690FD7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #690FD7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-690fd7': '#690FD7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.059, blue: 0.843)

Android XML<color name="color_690fd7">#690FD7</color>

SVG fillfill="#690FD7"

More Purple Colors

#690FD7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#690FD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #690FD7?

#690FD7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(105, 15, 215) in RGB and hsl(267, 87%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.22.

What is the RGB value of #690FD7?

#690FD7 is rgb(105, 15, 215) — red 105, green 15, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #690FD7?

#690FD7 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 93%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #690FD7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #690FD7 scores 7.92:1 against white and 2.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #690FD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #690FD7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 10.78, which is visibly different.

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